Improvement in sheet-metal covers for sewing-machines



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RIOHRD- H. OHINN AND JOHN FRANKLIN REIGART, OF WASHNGTON,

`DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Letters Patent No. 109,384, dated November 22, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT lN SHEET-METAL COVERS FOR SEWING-MACHINES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thes ame.

To all whom 'it may concern: Be it known that we, RICHARD H. CHINN andJOHN FRANKLIN REIGART, of the cit-y of Washington, District of Columbia,have invented a new and useful Sheet-metal Oever for Sen'ingl\achines;and we do hereby declare the following to be an exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to theletters of refereucemarked tliereou making apart of this specification,in which- Figure l represents the sheet-metal cover.

Figure 2 shows how the same may be ornamented on the outside, andadapted to useful purposes, as a work-box or satchel to contain thesewing materials, spools of thread, scissors, &c., most convenient torthe operator.

The 4nature of our invention consists in a close cover, made ofsheet-hpa, sheet-zinc, or sheet-tin or brass, of a suitable size andshape iu height, length, and width, to cover and protect all se\vinginachines,

lo n the top of their stands or tables.

The object is to produce a light and complete close cover at the leastexpense, that may be painted of any colorand used plain, or that may, ifdesired, be highly ornamented with raised, stamped, orpressed ornaments.

of any style 01; pattern, or with a satchel or work-bag on the outside,so asr to be' most convenientand use- 'fiil for the operator,

This invention has many advantages over the large andcumbersonie woodentops now in use, especially as a.' cheap cover, and more easily handledand removed when required, and not liable to' be broken, but will lastlonger than any other covelt made of wood orcast metals.- v

To stand lrrnly safe upon thetable, itA has a at flange surrounding itsbase, but it can be made without the flange, and easily attached to thetop of the table by a lock, spring, or any other proper fastenmg.

When used with pockets at the sides as a Satchel, made of any flexiblematerial, it not only dispenses with the use of a drawer, as nowattached to the stands of sowing-machines, but it occupies the leastspace upon the top of the table, and allows the table to be used as' abook-stand or writing-table, and as a neat and useful ornamental pieceof furniture in a parlor, at all times.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use pur invention, we4will `proceed to describe it, as folows:

A represents a sheet-metal cover, (sce iig. 1,) made slightly roundingatt-he top, oblong or square at the base, with a flange, B, for the coverto rest upon the table of the sewing-machine, and having a catch orfastening, O, of any form, attached as a hinge or pin, to securepthecover safely to the table.

lVe do not wish to be limited to the shape or construction of the cover,although the shape, as shown at iig. l, will answer for covering somesewingmachines: but we intend to make the covers oblong, square, orround, and of various sizes, to suite-he shapes oflall sewing-machines.

Vhat We claim as our invention, and' desire to secure byLett-ersPatent,` is- -A plain or ornamented sheet-metal cover, of any size orform, whenv constructed and used to protect and cover a sewing-machine.

' RICHARD H. OHINN.

J OHbl FRANKLN REGART.

Witnesses EDM. F. BROWN, H. S. MlLLER.

